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ArticleJournal of tissue engineering

Mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing XIST induce macrophage M2 polarization and improve neural stem cell homeostatic microenvironment, alleviating spinal cord injury.

Dan Zhu, Tie Peng, Zhenwang Zhang, Shuang Guo, Ying Su, Kangwei Zhang, Jiawei Wang, Chao Liu

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Article in Journal of tissue engineering. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dan ZhuHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, P.R. China.
Tie PengXianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, P.R. China.
Zhenwang ZhangHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, P.R. China.
Shuang GuoHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, P.R. China.
Ying SuXianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, P.R. China.
Kangwei ZhangXianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, P.R. China.
Jiawei WangHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, P.R. China.
Chao LiuHubei Key Laboratory of Diabetes and Angiopathy, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8789-5173
Hubei University of Science and Technology · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a significant cause of disability worldwide, with limited treatment options. This study investigated the potential of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) modified with XIST lentiviral vector to modulate macrophage polarization and affect neural stem cell (NSC) microenvironment reconstruction following SCI. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that MID1 might be crucial for BMSCs' treatment of SCI. XIST overexpression enriched Zmynd8 to the promoter region of MID1 and inhibited MID1 transcription, which promoted macrophage M2 polarization. In vitro experiments showed that BMSCs-XIST promoted NSC proliferation, migration, differentiation, and axonal growth by inducing macrophage M2 polarization, suppressing inflammation, and accelerating the re-establishment of the homeostatic microenvironment of NSCs. In vivo, animal experiments confirmed that BMSCs-XIST significantly alleviated SCI by promoting NSC differentiation and axon formation in the injured area. The study demonstrated the potential of XIST-overexpressing BMSCs for treating SCI by regulating macrophage polarization and homeostasis of the NSC microenvironment. These findings provide new insights into the development of stem cell-based therapies for SCI.

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bone marrow mesenchymal stem cellshomeostatic microenvironment remodelingM2 type macrophage polarizationMID1neural stem cellsneuronal differentiationSpinal cord injuryXIST

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PMID38223166
PMCPMC10785713
OpenAlexW4390702394

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